The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-01-09
THE COMING LEGISLATURE.
FEATURES OF THE APPROACHING
SESSION TOLD IN BRIEF NOTES.
Grfggs to be President of the Senate and
Hadspeth speaker of the HOuse-GOs-
sip About Coming Appointments
state Matters in General.


sip AbOur Coming Appointments
state Matters in General.
[sPEcIAL.1
TnENToN, Jan. 8.-The Legislature will
be gin its session here next Tuesday. Freddy
Fish of Essex and Senator Griggs of Pas
sale, are conspicuously talked of for the
Presidency of the Senate, with sugges-
ton of Gardner of Atlantic in the back
ground. Fish is anxious to preside be-
cause this is the last year of his term and
he knows he can't impose himself on his
constituents again. Griggs has made no
anxions, painting pursuit of votes, but has
let it be known that, agreeable to
party usage, he is willing to sit again at the
head of the body he adorns, and there is
no doubt that he will achieve reelection.
Freddy's hard work to beat Griggs has won
him only four votes or less. On the other
side of the corridor there is as little doubt
of the outcome of the contest for the
Speakership of the Assembly. Throck-
morton has some good backing; Harrigan
is not without votes; Noonan commands
some strength, but the gladiators of the
contest are Hudspeth of Hudson and
Wolverton of Hunterdon. just content
yourself with the information that
Hudspeth will get the caucus nom
ination. On the organization the Hon.
E. T. Mclaughlin of Hudson may east a
complimentary vote for himself for speak
er; then he will help to make up the vote
Mr. Hudspeth needs to achieve his election
Governor Abbetts final message will be
read as soon as the members have been
sworn in and the two Houses have organ
lied, and then all the boys will settle
themselves down to two weeks discus
sion.on the Senatorial question. The fac
tors in this contest have been so fully pre-
scented in other issues of the News that
they need not be gone over again. The
outcome of it all will be the election of
Governor Albeit to succeed Hon. VIM. j.
Sewell. At. the organization the Repub-
licans will of course make formal protests
against the seating, pending contests, of
Walters, the tie Den o,rat from Mercer.
of Turley of Camden, on the ground that
the recount was made after the ballot
boxes had been fixed" and of Carroll of
Pasaic, on the ground that Judge Dixon
had no right to grant a certificate to plu.
rality candidate. But that's all the good
it will do them. They will all three act
at the organization. Armed as they are
with certificates of election, the House
cant legally refuse to recognize their right
to their seats. The Houses will vote separ-
ately for Senator on Tuesday the 25th
inst. The Senate will vote to make Sewell
Senator; the House will vote to make Alb
belt Senator. The failure to agree ia
their separate choice will make necessary
joint meeting Of the two branches on the
26th inst Ours.
The taking of testimony in the Third
Assembly District, Camden, matter has
closed. One hundred and sixty-fve men
residing in Waterford township have sworn
that they voted for Haines, Rep, and OF @
hundred and sixty-nine residents of Centre
township have sworn that they also voted
for Haines. These are the figures returned
for Haines on cleo ion night. Among
those who swore very positively that they
voted for Haines were number of colored
men who could not read or write, did not
know whom else they voted for, but they
were certain that they voted for Haines.
The Salem "Sunbeam says that the
South Jersey members of the Legislature
propose license bill which will impose a
State tax of $50 on each liquor dealer, IN
addition te the local license fee. This
would put several hundred thousand dol
lars in the State treasury every year.
In view of the crowded condition of the
State Prison, at Trenton, the committee
appointed by the last Legislature to inyes-
tigate and report upon the subject of a
separate prison for females, will urge the
early erection of buildings adjoining the
Reform School for Girls, near Trenton.
Republicans claim that ten paupers were
voted from the Trenton City Almshouse,
and that by their votes Walter was elected
Assemblyman.
A Washington Especial " to the Phila-
delphia ssPress says that senator Sewell
went hcme to New Jersey Friday night.
He said that he would go to Trenton on
Monday and devote all his efforts to secure
the seating of the Republicans who were
elected to the Legislature.
There is an animated struggle for the
clerkship of the Assembly between Joseph
Atkinson of Essex FL. d. Winton of Ber-
gen William J. Thompson, of Camden,
and ex-Assemblyman Pintard, of Mon.
mouth.
Chief-Justice Beasley aud Justice Van
Syckel are candidates for the Chancellor
ship; but Chancellor Runyon's friends are
hopeful of his reappointment.
It seems to be settled that Secretary of
State Kelsey will be reappointed
Corbin of Union will be the Republican
caucus nominee for Speaker of the House.
tits said, in Washington, according to a
special to the Philadelphia Press that SEN
ator Chattel, of Monm suth county, declares
that he will not vote for Albeit under any
circumstances.
The Paterson Guardidn says of the State
Senate that Dick Reading will be elsct-
ed secretary, A. v. d. Honeyman,
assistant secretary and Frank Huber
bill clerk. There is likely to be a
contest for sergeant-at-arms, assistant
scrgeant-at- arms and doorkeeper. It is
said that ex-Assemblyman Richardson, of
Cape May, is booked for the first named
position in place of ex-senator Nichols
man, Simmons, who will have to 60. Elk.